Improved dish-washing machine



gaat creat A DAN. GUP-TAILyOF ELGIN, ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent No. 89,216, dated April 20, 1869.

IKIPROVED DISH-WASHIN G- MACHINE.

The Schedule referred to in theseLettexs Patent and making paxt of thesame.

To all who-m it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAN. GUPTAIL, of Elgin, in thecounty of Kane, andStatevof Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement inMachines for Washing Dishes; and I do'hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being hadto the annexed drawing, making part of this specification, iu which-Figure 1 is'an elevation of my improved machine, with a portion of thecasing broken away, to show the wire basket for holding the dishes, anda portion of the wheel which forces the water among such dishes.

Figure 2 is a plan or top view, with the cover removed, so as to exposeto view the basket for the dishes, the water-agitator, and` the guide,for giving direction to the water; l

Figure 3 is an elevation of the frame for holding knives and forks whilebeing washed; and

Figure 4 isa plan view of the same.

Corresponding letters refer to corresponding parts in all the figures.

This invention relates to that class of machines which are denominateddishlwashers and It consists in the construction, combination, andarrangement of the parts of which it is composed, as will be more fullydescribed hereinafter.

A, in the drawings, represents a case, which maybe of the form shown inthe drawings, iigs. 1 and 2, and of any suitable dimensions, and may bemade of tin, or other suitable material, it being provided with a cover,a portion of which is firmly secured thereto.

B represents the removable portion of the cover, it being that portionwhich is above the basket, into which the dishes are to be placed whilebeing washed. The remaining portion is secured rmly to the sides of thecase, and serves as the foundation of the stand, to which the upper endof the shaftof the agitator,

and the gearing which drives the same, are secured.

C represents the agitator, which is to be placed within the smallerportion of the case, it being composed of shaft E, and having a cylindersecured thereto, to which buckets, or wings are attached, whichin fo'rmare similar to the buckets of a vwater-wheel.

These buckets, in length, are about equal to the height of the case, andare designed to force the water among the dishes, which are placed inthe wire basket for that purpose.

D represents a basket, which is to be made of open wire work, and is tobe placed within the larger portion of the case, as clearly shown infigs. 1 and 2 of 'the drawings.

E represents the shaft of the agitator, stepped in a plate, which issecured to the bottom of the case, its upper end being secured by aplate of metal, which is bolted'to thc fixed portion of the cover.

F-represents a bevelled pinion, which is secured to the upper end ofshaft E, and which is driven by the wheel G.

G represents the driving-wheel, which is secured upon a shaft, whichpasses through bearings formed in a frame-work, which is raised upon theplatesecured to the top of the case.

'lhe teeth of this wheel' mesh into the spaces between the teeth on thepinion, and hence, as it is rotated, the agitator is made to revolvewith rapid motion.

H represents a crank, which is secured to the outer end of the shaft, towhich the larger gear-wheel is secured, it being for the purpose ofgiving motion to such gear-wheel.

I representsl a disk of metal, which is provided with legs torest uponthe bottom of the case, the disk being so constructed as to form areceptacle'for knives and forks, for which purpose it is provided with aseries of slots, so that such articles may be inserted therein to bewashed, as clearly shown in fig. 3 of the drawings.

It will be seen that when this disk is in use, it forms a cover to theopen portion of the case. Y

K represents an adjustable spring-guide, which is to be attached to thecase of the machine, and is so arranged that it may be used to contractthe opening through which the water passes from the agitator to theother portion ofthe machine.

This guide, or regulator, is provided with a handle, which passesthrough. the case, by which means the guide may be forced inward, so asto contract the passage, as above described, and thus give greater forceto the water asvit passes from the agitator, by which means a morethorough cleansing of the articles will be accomplished.

When articles are being cleansed which do not require the full forcel ofthe water, the guide K is to be drawn back, so as to enlarge the.aperture through which the water passes, in which casevless powerapplied to the crank will suiice to properly cleanse the articles.

I am `aware that a. patent was granted to Joel Houghton on the 14th ofMay, 1850, and another to Gilbert Richards and Levi Lancaster, October13, 1863, designed for washing dishes, and having cases, or receptaclesfor holding the dishes, andwheels for forcing the water in contact withsuch dishes. I do not, therefore, claim, broadly, such devices; but,having thus described my invention,

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the case A and the disk, or knife-holder I,substantially as shown and described.

2. The arrangement of the guide K, with reference to the case A andagitator C, substantially as shown and described.

3. The construction of the'disk I, with its slots for holding the knivesand forks, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Witnesses:

HoGnN WEBSTER, EDMUND WHnnoN.

DAN. GUPTAIL.

